ocean current
continuous flow of ocean water
Black Sea undersea river
current of particularly saline water flowing through the Bosphorus Strait and along the seabed of the Black Sea
geostrophic current
oceanic flow in which the pressure gradient force is balanced by the Coriolis effect
Tasman Front
relatively warm water east-flowing surface current and thermal boundary that separates the Coral Sea to the north and the Tasman Sea to the south
Azores Current
generally eastward to southeastward-flowing current in the North Atlantic, originating near the Grand Banks of Newfoundland where it splits from Gulf Stream
Tasman Outflow
current related to the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, with the Antarctic Gyres and the Termohaline Global Circulation belt
Alaska Current
warm-water current flowing nortwards along the coast of British Columbia and the Alaska Panhandle
East Greenland Current
cold, low salinity current that extends from Fram Strait to Cape Farewell off the eastern coat of Greenland
East Australian Current
The Current of Eastern Australia is generated from the South Equatorial Current. It advances southwards. Later it turns to the east or continues to the south
Loop Current
warm ocean current that flows northward between Cuba and the Yucatán Peninsula into the Gulf of Mexico, loops east and south and exits to the east through the Florida Straits to join the Gulf Stream
Agulhas Current
western boundary current of the southwest Indian Ocean that flows down the east coast of Africa
tidal race
fast-moving tidal flow passing through a constriction, forming waves, eddies and strong currents
Indian Monsoon Current
seasonally varying ocean current regime found in the tropical regions of the northern Indian Ocean
Norwegian Current
current that flows northeasterly along the Atlantic coast of Norway into the Barents Sea
Davidson Current
coastal countercurrent of the Pacific Ocean flowing north along the western coast of the United States from Baja California, Mexico to northern Oregon
Guinea Current
slow warm water current that flows to the east along the Guinea coast of West Africa
Somali Current
ocean boundary current that flows along the coast of Somalia and Oman in the Western Indian Ocean
Atlantic South Equatorial Current
South Equatorial Current in Atlantic Ocean
Mozambique Current
warm ocean current in the Indian Ocean flowing south along the African east coast in the Mozambique Channel
Cape Horn Current
cold water current that flows west-to-east around Cape Horn
Humboldt Current
cold, low-salinity eastern boundary current that flows north along the western coast of South America from southern Chile to northern Peru
Brazil Current
warm current that flows south along the Brazilian south coast to the mouth of the Río de la Plata
Aleutian Current
eastward flowing ocean current which lies north of the North Pacific Current;
ocean gyre
large system of rotating ocean currents
Agulhas Return Current
ocean current in the South Indian Ocean flowing from the Agulhas retroflection along the subtropical front
North Madagascar Current
Ocean current near Madagascar that flows into the South Equatorial Current just North of Madagascar and is directed into the Mozambique Channel
Pacific South Equatorial Current
South Equatorial Current that is developed in the Pacific Ocean